Emperor Musa Keita I of Mali, famous in North Africa and Europe as the monarch who controls the world's richest gold mines, has also established cordial relations with Muslim rulers in North Africa and become noted for his efforts to spread Islam among his subjects.

The emperor has made his capital, Timbuktu, a great center of commerce and learning, and established internal peace and prosperity.

Mansa Musa dies in 1337; his son, Magha, succeeds him.